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Look (and Feel!) Better When You Have the Flu

Try these beauty tips when sickness keeps you from looking your natural best.

No Crest for the Antibacterial Wave

You know the old saying, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is? We might want to apply this truism to the idea that using antibacterial cleaners reduces the spread of illness.

7 Ways to Manage Rosacea

Rosacea, which often causes constant redness in the face, can be frustrating and difficult to treat, but there are steps you can take to manage the condition.

5 Great Sick-Day Foods

Stuck at home with a cold? Find comfort with these soothing foods.

4 Easy Ways to Fight the Flu

There are several steps you can take to reduce your risk of infection.

Is Your Job Making You Sick?

Desks and cubicles may seem benign, but they're often a breeding ground for bacteria. Follow these six tips to stay healthy at work.

Taking Your Child to the Hospital?

Care for your child with confidence with these 10 tips.

Should You Call in Sick?

How sick is too sick for work? Follow our cold and flu guidelines.

Flu Prevention 101

Follow these tips to minimize your chances of catching the flu this year.

Sure Shot? Understanding the Flu Vaccine

Are you thinking about getting a flu vaccination this year? Learn about the risks and rewards.

Treat Your Child's Flu: Dos and Don'ts

While some flu treatments may help your little one feel better, others could be downright dangerous. Here’s important advice from a pediatrics expert.

Infections in Cancer Patients: How to Prevent Them

When a cancer patient develops an infection, it's a serious health problem. Understand how infections usually start and how to recognize or prevent them.

Get the Most From Your Vaccines

More than any other time, vaccines are extremely crucial to senior health. They can help you ward off sicknesses that are now harder to tackle.

What Your Muscle Pain Is Telling You

Typically when you have muscle pain it's equated to soreness from working out or maybe an injury. But what most don't consider is how muscle pain is often associated with chronic health conditions.

Avoid the Seasonal Flu With the Universal Flu Vaccine

What if you could wipe out your risk of getting the flu in one "shot"?

5 Ways to Keep Asthma From Making You Sick

The cool, crisp days of autumn can be a refreshing treat after a hot, humid summer. Yet with the change of season also comes an increased risk of illness that can lead to fall asthma.

Is the Flu Good for Asthma?

It might be difficult to imagine anything good coming out of the dreadful flu. But researchers have discovered that early exposure to the influenza virus may heighten the immune system's ability to prevent asthma later in life.

Just Got Over Being Sick? What to Keep and What to Toss

Germs thrive in saliva, mucous, stomach acids, and other body fluids. Regardless of how good you are about personal hygiene when you're sick, chances are you're going to spew a few germs.

Should Your Gynecologist be Your Primary Care Physician?

Your OBGYN has been there for you through thick and thin: from your first contraception to your last baby to even menopause. But should she also be your go-to-doctor for everything else?

Nasal Irrigation: A Logical Remedy for Congestion?

This hygienic practice gently flushes the nasal cavity in order to remove excess mucus and debris from the sinuses.

The Flu: What to Watch Out for

On average 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. populations gets the flu and more than 200, 000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications. How to avoid and treat the flu.

Should You Get the Flu Shot if You Have Egg Allergies?

It's that time again when the flu makes its unwelcome return. Although the flu shot is the answer to prevent this illness, will it only make matters worse if you have an egg allergy?

5 Causes of Post-Nasal Drip

Identifying causes for post nasal drip is the only way to find the best treatment. Though it can be difficult to decipher, consider these possible culprits.

Swine Flu Center

Learn how to keep your family safe from swine flu, a potentially deadly virus.

Have Heart Disease? Get the Swine Flu Vaccine

If you have heart disease, the swine flu vaccine can do more than just prevent the aches, pains, and fever associated with the virus.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Abatacept May Protect Against Flu

A new study suggests that abatacept (Orencia®), a rheumatoid arthritis drug, could fight different strains of the flu.

The Best Natural Flu Remedies

Try some of the best natural flu remedies to stay healthy this season.

Swine Flu FAQs

Here, answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about swine flu.

Does Your Child Have a Cold or the Flu?

Telling the difference between a cold or the flu is difficult—but our guide makes it possible.

Going Back to School During Swine Flu Season

Health experts say that the swine flu virus is poised for an aggressive comeback in the fall, just when children will be settling back into their school routines.

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